National Care Standards Commission

HC Deb 14 October 2002 vol 390 c494W

Mr. Wiggin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health who the members are of the National Care Standards Commission; and what recent statements they have made about the quality of services regulated under Part II of the Care Standards Act. [72302]

Jacqui Smith

The National Care Standards Commission (NCSC) became fully operational and took up its regulatory responsibilities on 1 April 2002.

The Chair of the NCSC Board, Ms Anne Parker OBE, was formerly chair of the Carers National Association. In addition, there are a further 14 non-executive board members. These are: Ms Roslyn Emblin Mr. Michael Hake Mr. Bryan Heiser Baroness Valerie Howarth, OBE Mr. Simon Kirk Professor Jim Mansell Mr. Derek Mead Mr. Shaukat Moledina Professor Howard Parker Ms Susan Sayer, OBE Ms Lucianne Sawyer Professor John Spiers Mr. Glynn Vernon Mr. Peter Westland, CBE

Further information about the board members, including a register of their interests, is available on the Commission's website.

I am unaware of any specific statements made recently by any board member regarding the quality of services regulated under Part II of the Care Standards Act 2000.